Cannae (CNNE) Competitors

Cannae (NYSE:CNNE) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, CNNE or FBNC?

Cannae has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CNNE or FBNC?

First Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cannae. Cannae is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cannae	$570M	2.23	-$313.40M	-$5.44	-3.72
First Bancorp	$546.25M	2.43	$104.13M	$2.77	11.63

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CNNE or FBNC?

88.1% of Cannae shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of First Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Cannae shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CNNE or FBNC?

In the previous week, First Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Cannae. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Bancorp and 0 mentions for Cannae. First Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Cannae's score of 0.00 indicating that First Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cannae	Neutral
First Bancorp	Positive

Is CNNE or FBNC a better dividend stock?

Cannae pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Cannae pays out -8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate CNNE or FBNC?

Cannae presently has a consensus price target of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 36.73%. First Bancorp has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.42%. Given Cannae's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cannae is more favorable than First Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cannae	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is CNNE or FBNC more profitable?

First Bancorp has a net margin of 20.58% compared to Cannae's net margin of -74.62%. First Bancorp's return on equity of 8.62% beat Cannae's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cannae	-74.62%	-16.50%	-14.21%
First Bancorp	20.58%	8.62%	0.95%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNNE or FBNC?

First Bancorp received 273 more outperform votes than Cannae when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.13% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 61.50% of users gave Cannae an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cannae	Outperform Votes 131 61.50%	Underperform Votes 82 38.50%
First Bancorp	Outperform Votes 404 63.13%	Underperform Votes 236 36.88%

Summary

First Bancorp beats Cannae on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.